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Grid Constraints Are Features, Not Bugs
The grid doesn't scale linearly. Neither does the thinking required to work with it. What I've learned from years of deploying EV charging infrastructure.
Xander
I build things, think about systems, and write to keep my head clear.
I work at ihomer in the energy transition, where software meets infrastructure: EV charging, home energy management, and the messy reality of grids, standards, and organisations. These days my role is less hands-on and more about direction, trade-offs, and helping teams ship in a world that doesn't behave like a clean API.
Outside of work, I'm a dad. I read a lot. I train regularly (currently for a 1/8 triathlon). This site is where my writing lives — including everything I post on LinkedIn, plus the pieces that don't fit a feed.
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The Protocol Trap
OCPP, ISO 15118, OCPI — the alphabet soup of EV charging protocols. Why standardization is both harder and less important than the industry assumes.
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Software People, Hardware Problems
What happens when software product thinking meets physical infrastructure constraints. Lessons from building distributed systems that exist in the real world.
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Energy systemsEnergy transitionEV chargingHEMSInfrastructureSoftwareProtocolsScalingLeadershipDecisionsComplex systemsBooksTrainingFatherhood
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